Cancellations wipe out six regular season games for Bruins

At 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, the NHL officially
announced that all regular season games through October 24 have
been canceled.

With negotiations stalling once again between the league and the
NHLPA, and no future sit-downs currently on the docket, this move
comes as no surprise. Still, that doesn’t make it any less
disappointing.

For Bruins’ fans, this means the loss of six meaningful
games. Here’s the list of tilts that have officially been
wiped off the schedule:

Oct. 11 – Season opener in Philadelphia
against the FlyersOct. 13 – A visit to New Jersey to take on
the Eastern Conference champion DevilsOct. 16 – A trip to Montreal to square off
with the hated Habs

Oct. 18 – Boston’s home opener
against MontrealOct. 20 – A home game against Michael
Ryder, Jaromir Jagr and the Dallas StarsOct. 23 – A chance to lustily boo Joe Corvo
as the Hurricanes come to town

This means that, barring further cancellations – OK, I
laughed too – the Bruins’ season opener would now be
Oct. 25 when Teemu Selanne and the Ducks come to Boston.